> the sort of stuff that's generally passed off as art I'm not sure what you're referring to here, but it's surely not relevant. 99% of everything is shit. The

> the sort of stuff that's generally passed off as art I'm not sure what you're referring to here, but it's surely not relevant. 99% of everything is shit. The only things that matter are the things that matter. That you don't know about them is not my concern. Yes, science fiction serves a similar role. Fine art also informs science fiction. And vice versa. But they are different things that reveal different aspects of our culture, its evolution, and its direction. There is not only a single sense of 'seeing the future' that may be fulfilled by one or another discipline! You sound like somebody who simply lacks an education in fine art. You would not be aware of the the influence of art if you were not immersed in, or if you hadn't studied in depth a culture that values, understands and makes use of it. I would argue further that cultures who do not value art in some form are impoverished, for they lack that particular perspective of highly sensitive people.